Metropolitan Pavlos is my spiritual father. I care about him very much and am saddened by this event. However, we know God's ways are not our ways. Please pray for God's will to be done and for his mercy on Geronda Pavlos.

In Christ,

AnastasiosThe Holy Metropolis of the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of AmericaCathedral of St. Markella22-68 26 Street * Astoria, NY 11105

March 1st, 2006

NEWS/PRESS RELEASE

Re: Metropolitan PAVLOS of America hospitalized

Metropolitan PAVLOS, the Archbishop of America, suffered a very serious brain hemorrhage while at his residence in Astoria early yesterday evening. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital of Queens, and then transferred to Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.

His attending neurologist, Dr. Ronald Alterman, stated that it is still too early to determine how much neurological damage His Eminence suffered. The Metropolitan is currently being kept under sedation.

The Holy Metropolis asks that everyone pray to the Mother of our God, the Most Holy Theotokos, that she may intercede with her son our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, that He have mercy on His servant Metropolitan PAVLOS.

At 7:00 PM every evening, at the Cathedral of St. Markella, a Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God will be conducted on behalf of His Eminence Metropolitan PAVLOS.

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."" Isaac Asimov

The GOC fell under it's own anathema by going into communion with the Synod in Resistance. This is another example of the contradictory and inconsistent ecclesiastical shipwreck of the Old Calendarist movement.

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.---Matthew 6:5.

But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.--Matthew 6:6.

Everything they do is done for people to see: They make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long;--Matthew 23:5

The GOC fell under it's own anathema by going into communion with the Synod in Resistance. This is another example of the contradictory and inconsistent ecclesiastical shipwreck of the Old Calendarist movement.

You dredged up a prayer thread for a man who had a brain hemorrhage to say this?

The memory of God should be treasured in our hearts like the precious pearl mentioned in the Holy Gospel. Our life's goal should be to nurture and contemplate God always within, and never let it depart, for this steadfastness will drive demons away from us. - Paraphrased from St. Philotheus of Sinai Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart,Translated from the Russian by E. Kadloubovksy and G.E.H. Palmer, Faber and Faber, London, Boston, 1992 printing.

OK, folks, this is an eight year old prayer thread. The initial hostile comments have been dealt with. If one wishes to offer prayers for the health of Metropolitan Pavlos, whom I believe is now retired but still walks among us on the Earth, please feel free to do so.